Chords for Blind Willie Mctell - Travelin' Blues
Tempo:
94.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was traveling through South America.
Walked up to a lady's house, called her grandma.
Didn't know her name.
[Bm] She give me something to eat.
Walked on down the road.
I heard old train getting off like this.
[D] I heard old bell ring kind of like this.
I went on down, I heard old whistle blow.
I heard it said,
Look a yonder, look a yonder, at the women, at the women.
I went on down, I began to sing to the engineer.
[G] Mr.
Engineer, let a man [D] ride the blind.
[G] Mr.
Engineer, let a poor [D] man ride the blind.
Said, I wouldn't mind it, [G] fella, but you know [E] this train ain't [Bm] mine.
I began to hear the fella blow a long short.
Get away, blow.
[D]
And [Bm] I began to sing to him one more time.
[G] You're the cruel farmer, blow down [D] in your nail.
[G]
[D] I'm [A] trying to hold my way [G] and you leave [Bm] me standing here.
Then I go [D] along and begin to sing poor boy tune.
And he began to smile at my face.
[G] Get up, fella, and ride [B] all around the world.
[D] [G] Get up, fella, and ride all [B] around the world.
[D] [Bm] Poor boy, you ain't [D] got no girl.
And I began to hear him tell me about those cheese and eggs.
I ain't want them fixed.
I heard him say, scramble down.
Scramble down.
Scramble down.
And I began to hear him tell me about them cheese and eggs.
I heard him say, cheese, eggs.
Dunno.
Dunno.
Then I began to hear him tell me about Emory.
I love you, Emory.
I love you true.
I love you, Emory.
Tell you what I do.
Emory.
[G]
Walked up to a lady's house, called her grandma.
Didn't know her name.
[Bm] She give me something to eat.
Walked on down the road.
I heard old train getting off like this.
[D] I heard old bell ring kind of like this.
I went on down, I heard old whistle blow.
I heard it said,
Look a yonder, look a yonder, at the women, at the women.
I went on down, I began to sing to the engineer.
[G] Mr.
Engineer, let a man [D] ride the blind.
[G] Mr.
Engineer, let a poor [D] man ride the blind.
Said, I wouldn't mind it, [G] fella, but you know [E] this train ain't [Bm] mine.
I began to hear the fella blow a long short.
Get away, blow.
[D]
And [Bm] I began to sing to him one more time.
[G] You're the cruel farmer, blow down [D] in your nail.
[G]
[D] I'm [A] trying to hold my way [G] and you leave [Bm] me standing here.
Then I go [D] along and begin to sing poor boy tune.
And he began to smile at my face.
[G] Get up, fella, and ride [B] all around the world.
[D] [G] Get up, fella, and ride all [B] around the world.
[D] [Bm] Poor boy, you ain't [D] got no girl.
And I began to hear him tell me about those cheese and eggs.
I ain't want them fixed.
I heard him say, scramble down.
Scramble down.
Scramble down.
And I began to hear him tell me about them cheese and eggs.
I heard him say, cheese, eggs.
Dunno.
Dunno.
Then I began to hear him tell me about Emory.
I love you, Emory.
I love you true.
I love you, Emory.
Tell you what I do.
Emory.
[G]
Key:
D
G
Bm
B
E
D
G
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was traveling through South America.
_ Walked up to a lady's house, _ called her grandma.
_ Didn't know her name.
_ [Bm] She give me something to eat.
Walked on down the road.
_ _ I heard old train getting off like this. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I heard old bell ring kind of like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I went on down, I heard old whistle blow.
I heard it said,
Look a yonder, _ _ look a yonder, _ _ at the women, _ at the women. _
_ _ _ I went on down, I began to sing to the engineer. _
_ _ [G] Mr.
Engineer, let a man [D] ride the blind.
_ [G] Mr.
Engineer, let a poor [D] man ride the blind.
_ Said, I wouldn't mind it, [G] fella, but you know [E] this train ain't [Bm] mine.
_ I began to hear the fella blow a long short.
Get away, blow.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Bm] I began to sing to him one more time.
_ _ [G] You're the cruel farmer, blow down [D] in your nail.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ I'm [A] trying to hold my way [G] and you leave [Bm] me standing here. _ _ _
Then I go [D] along and begin to sing poor boy tune. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And he began to smile at my face.
[G] Get up, fella, and ride [B] all around the world.
[D] _ _ [G] Get up, fella, and ride all [B] around the world.
[D] _ [Bm] Poor boy, you ain't [D] got no girl.
And I began to hear him tell me about those cheese and eggs.
I ain't want them fixed.
I heard him say, scramble down. _ _ _ _
Scramble down.
_ _ _ Scramble down.
_ _ And I began to hear him tell me about them cheese and eggs.
I heard him say, cheese, _ _ _ eggs. _
_ Dunno.
_ Dunno. _
Then I began to hear him tell me about Emory.
I love you, Emory.
I love you true.
I love you, Emory.
Tell you what I do.
Emory. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Walked up to a lady's house, _ called her grandma.
_ Didn't know her name.
_ [Bm] She give me something to eat.
Walked on down the road.
_ _ I heard old train getting off like this. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I heard old bell ring kind of like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I went on down, I heard old whistle blow.
I heard it said,
Look a yonder, _ _ look a yonder, _ _ at the women, _ at the women. _
_ _ _ I went on down, I began to sing to the engineer. _
_ _ [G] Mr.
Engineer, let a man [D] ride the blind.
_ [G] Mr.
Engineer, let a poor [D] man ride the blind.
_ Said, I wouldn't mind it, [G] fella, but you know [E] this train ain't [Bm] mine.
_ I began to hear the fella blow a long short.
Get away, blow.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Bm] I began to sing to him one more time.
_ _ [G] You're the cruel farmer, blow down [D] in your nail.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ I'm [A] trying to hold my way [G] and you leave [Bm] me standing here. _ _ _
Then I go [D] along and begin to sing poor boy tune. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And he began to smile at my face.
[G] Get up, fella, and ride [B] all around the world.
[D] _ _ [G] Get up, fella, and ride all [B] around the world.
[D] _ [Bm] Poor boy, you ain't [D] got no girl.
And I began to hear him tell me about those cheese and eggs.
I ain't want them fixed.
I heard him say, scramble down. _ _ _ _
Scramble down.
_ _ _ Scramble down.
_ _ And I began to hear him tell me about them cheese and eggs.
I heard him say, cheese, _ _ _ eggs. _
_ Dunno.
_ Dunno. _
Then I began to hear him tell me about Emory.
I love you, Emory.
I love you true.
I love you, Emory.
Tell you what I do.
Emory. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _